Access to general practice appointments and sustainable change: a focused ethnographic case study
Persistent tinkering is a necessary and reasonable response to the challenges of access in general practice. In part this is because the problem is framed as one of managing demand. An alternative approach might investigate what patients want or need and consider how best this could be delivered.
Authors
- Catherine J. Pope (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8935-6702)
- Toto Gronlund (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8237-322X)
- Helen Atherton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7072-1925)
- Abi Eccles (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9792-8299)
- Carol Bryce (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1484-9032)
- Annelieke Driessen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5627-1684)
Institutions
- University of Warwick (GB)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Nuffield Health (GB)
- NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
- University of Southampton (GB)
- University of Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of General Practice
- Published
- 2025-09-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp.2025.0140
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Health and Care Research Wales
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Department of Health and Social Care
- University of Warwick
- University of Oxford
- Health and Social Care Delivery Research